@nettle said:
@JimmyT said:
In short, your neighbour can’t make a noise that disrupts the peaceful enjoyment of a lot (if you have that by-law) at any time, night or day. That’s why there’s no time stipulated – it apples 24/7.I’ve seen this advice given here often, and it seems remarkably unhelpful. It is totally unrealistic that strata occupants can NEVER make noise in their apartments if there is a valid reason (eg. renovations). If it makes no difference when the work occurs as you are indicating, does that mean the OP should also complain even if the work was occurring at 2pm on a workday? Where do we make allowances for give and take and acceptance of short term inconveniences, and the realities of modern day living?
Your sure are ‘prickly’ nettle!
I am not sure who or what an “OP” is, but if you mean “OC”, or Owners Corporation, if you are an “owner” then you are part of the OC.
(Some people who post to the Forum seem to believe that the “OC” is a big boogyman who wants to make the lives of the residents miserable.)
Jimmy has made it very clear that over a 24 hour (one whole day and night) “Owners” need to be sure that all their neighbours can have “peaceful enjoyment” in their living space.
As he said, there is recognition that work will need to be done, but other Owners need to have an idea of the noisy times, so they can plan to be out of the way (if they are mobile enough) when it is very noisy/dirty/dusty.
If I know that a job will take three days and there will be a team of professionals getting on with the job, then that is one thing.
It is a whole other thing if another owner just decides that this or that needs doing right now, and goes at it with drill, hammer, or other noisy, smelly process, with little or no warning.